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When did Brunello di Montalcino become a DOCG?

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1980

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Which law and when did it established the IGT category? When did the first IGTs appeared?

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Goria Law in 1992.

In 1994.

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After how many years a DOC can apply for DOCG status?

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5 years

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What are the 3 provinces where most of the viticulture takes place in Piedmont?

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  1. Asti
  2. Alessandria
  3. Cuneo
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What does “sori” mean in the Piedmontese dialect?

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Hills with southern exposure.

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What is the most planted white grape in Piedmont?

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Moscato Bianco (Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains)

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What is the synonym for Vermentino in Piedmont?

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Favorita

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Which region in Italy has the most DOCs?

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Piedmont . 42 DOCs.

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What is the name of the river along which we can find Barolo and Barbaresco?

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Tanaro river.

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What are the communes where Barolo can be produced?

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  1. La Mora
  2. Monforte d’Alba
  3. Serralunga d’Alba
  4. Barolo
  5. Castiglione Falleto
  6. Novello
  7. Verduno
  8. Grinzane Cavour
  9. Roddi
  10. Diano d’Alba
  11. Cherasco
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What are the soils in La Morra and Barolo and how do they impact the finished wine?

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Tortonian soils - higher proportion of compact calcareous marl mixed with sand, more fertile and rich in magnesium.

The wines are more perfumed, elegant, softer, rounder, more approachable and quicker to mature.

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What are the soils in Serralunga d’Alba and Monforte d’Alba and how do they impact the finished wines?

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Serravallian (Helvetian) soils - loose calcareous marl with reddish sandstone and limestone, less fertile and rich in iron.

The wines have more color, more body, bolder and bigger tannins, slower to mature.

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What are the ageing requirements for Barolo?

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Barolo - 38 months from Nov 1st with 18 months in wood

Barolo riserva - 62 months from Nov 1st with 18 months in wood.

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Give 3 traditionalist and 3 modernist producers in Barolo.

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Traditionalists: Giacomo Conterno, Bartolo Mascarello, Giuseppe Rinaldi

Modernists: Paolo Scavino, Luciano Sandrone, Elio Altare

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Brunate , Cerequio and Fossati Crus are shared between which communes?

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Barolo and La Morra.

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Give 5 Crus located in La Morra.

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Arborina (Altare, Bovio, Corino)
Brunate (Ceretto, Vietti, Voerzio)
Cerequio (Chiarlo, Voerzio)
Conca (Molino)
Gancia (Molino)
Gattera (Bovio)
Giachini (Corino)
La Serra (Voerzio)
Marcenasco (Ratti)
Rocche dell’Annunziata (Corino, Scavino, Ratti)

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Give 5 Crus located in Barolo.

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Bricco Viole (Viberti)
Brunate (Rinaldi, Marchesi di Barolo)
Cannubi (Prunotto, Scavino)
Cannubi Boschis (Sandrone)
Liste (Borgogno)
Preda (Virna)
Sarmassa (Marchesi di Barolo)
Via Nuova (Einaudi)
Ruè
San Lorenzo

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Give 5 Crus located in Castiglione Faletto.

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Bricco Rocche (Ceretto)
Bussia
Lazzarito
Villero (Giacosa, Vietti)
Monprivato (G. Mascarello)
Fiasc (Scavino)
Mariondino (Parusso) -
Pira (Roagna)
Rivera (Oddero)

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Give 5 Crus located in Serralunga d’Alba.

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Falletto (Giacosa)
Francia (G. Conterno)
Marenca (L. Pira)
Marenca-Rivette (Gaja)
La Serra (Giacosa)
Margheria (Massolino)
Ornato (Pio Cesare)
Parafada (Fontanafredda)
Vigna Rionda (Massolino, Oddero)

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Give 5 Crus located in Monforte d’Alba.

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Bussia
Cicala
Colonello
Dardi
Ginestra
Mosconi
Munie
Romirasco
Manzoni
Santo Stefano

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What are the communes where Barbaresco can be produced?

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Treiso
Barbaresco
Neive
San Rocco Seno d’Elvio (part of Alba)

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What are the ageing requirements for Barbaresco?

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Barbaresco - 26 months from Nov 1st with min 9 months in wood

Barbaresco Riserva - 50 months from Nov 1st with min 9 months in wood

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Name 5 Crus in Barbaresco.

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Ovello
Montefico
Montestefano
Paje
Muncagota
Asili
Pora
Rabaja
Rio Sordo

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What is Barolo Chinato?

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A barolo wine based vermouth flavored with quinine.

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What are the grapes used in Roero DOCG?
min 95% Nebbiolo for red min 95% Arneis for white
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What is the synonym for Nebbiolo in Gemme and Gattinara DOCGs?
Spanna
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Grapes of Gattinara DOCG.
min 90% Spanna + Bonarda di Gattinara and Vespolina
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Grapes of Ghemme DOCG.
min 85% Spanna + Vespolina and Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese)
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Where can you find Lessona and Sizzano DOCs? What is the main grape in both?
Piedmont, Italy. Both produce reds based on Nebbiolo + Vespolina and Uva Rara
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Where is Carema DOC? What style of wine does produce?
In Piedmont, Italy close to Valle d'Aosta. Producing reds from Nebbiolo.
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Name 3 DOCGs for Barbera.
Barbera d'Asti DOCG - 90% Barbera + max 10% combined Freisa, Grignolino, Dolcetto Barbera del Monferato Superiore DOCG - min 85% Barbera + max 15% combined Freisa, Grignolino, Dolcetto Nizza DOCG - 100% Barbera
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Where is Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG?
Monferato Hills, Piedmont, Italy. Reds from 90% Ruche + max combined 10% Barbera and Brachetto.
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What are the 3 DOCGs produced from 100% Dolcetto?
Dogliani DOCG Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore DOCG Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba DOCG
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What was the first still white wine in Piedmont to receive DOCG status?
Gavi DOCG whites from 100% Cortese
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Where is Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG? What styles of wine does it allow?
Piedmont, Italy Still white, spumante and passito from Erbaluce grape.
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What is the largest producer of DOCG wine by volume in Italy?
Asti/Moscato d'Asti DOCG.
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What is the difference between Asti DOCG and Moscato d'Asti DOCG?
Asti DOCG - spumante, higher alcohol, higher pressure Moscato d'Asti DOCG - frizzante, lower alcohol, max 2 bars pressure
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Where is Alta Langa DOCG? What style of wines does it produce?
Piedmont, Italy. Traditional method sparkling form PN and Chardonnay
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What style of wine is Brachetto d'Aqui DOCG?
Sparkling reds from Brachetto grape, usually sweet with 2 bars max pressure.
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What is the synonym for Nebbiolo in Vale d'Aosta?
Picotendro
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What are the sub-appellations of Vale d'Aosta?
``` Arnad-Montjovet Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle Chambave Donnas Enfer d'Arvier Nus Torrette ```
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What is the primary red grape in the wines of Torrette, Chambave and Enfer d'Arvier?
Petit Rouge
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What is the primary grape in Donnas and Arnad-Monjovet?
Picotendro (Picoutener)
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Where would you find the grape Prie?
Valle d'Aosta, Italy. Also called Blanc de Morgex, is the main grape in still and sparkling wines of La Salle.
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Where would you find the grape Vien de Nus?
in the sub-appellation of Vale d'Aosta called Nus.
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Under which appellations can the still wines of Franciacorta be released?
Curtefranca DOC or Sebino IGT.
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What is the primary grape in Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG?
min 70% Pinot Nero
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What is Stagafassli?
Labeling term for Valtellina Superiore wines if are bottled in Switzerland.
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What is the synonym for Nebbiolo in Valtellina?
Chiavennasca
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What are the two DOCG of Valtellina?
Valtellina Superiore DOCG Sfortzato di Valtellina DOCG
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What are the sub-zones of Valtellina Superiore?
``` Valgella Inferno Grumello Sasella Maroggia ```
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What is the ageing requirements for Valtellina Superiore?
24 months with min 12 months in wood 3 years for riserva
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Where is Moscato di Scanzo DOCG? What is the style of the wine?
in Lombardy, Italy. Sweet passito red wine from red Moscato
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How is the bottle in which Moscato di Scanzo is bottled called?
"Futura" - it holds 500ml.
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Where can you find Colli di Luni DOC and Riviera Ligure di Ponente? What is their main grape?
Liguria, Italy. Pigato (Vermentino)
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Where is Cinque Terre DOC? What is the main grape?
Liguria, Italy. Bosco + Albarola and Vermentino
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Where can you find the grape Rossesse? How is it called in France?
Liguria, Italy. Is the main red grape in Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC and Rossesse di Dolceacqua DOC Tibouren
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What is the first white wine to obtain DOCG status in Italy?
Romagna Albagna DOCG in 1987.
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Where is Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG? What is the main grape?
Emiglia-Romagna, Italy. Grechetto
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Which of the Lambrusco DOC is located in Lombardy?
Lambrusco Mantovano DOC.
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What are the 4 DOCs for Lambrusco? Which DOC is situated in Lombardia?
Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro Lambrusco di Sorbara Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce Lambrusco Mantovano Lambrusco Mantovano is in Lombardia.
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Where is Casteller DOC? What are the allowed grapes?
Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. min 50% Merlot + max 50% combined Schiava Grossa, Schiava Gentile, Lambrusco a Foglia Frastagliata, Lagrein, Teroldego
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Where is Lago di Caldaro DOC? Grapes and style?
Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy Reds from min 85% Schiava Grossa and/or Schiava Gentile and Schiava Grigia
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Where can you find Teroldego Rotaliano DOC?
Trentino, Italy.
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Marzemino, Teroldego and Lagrein are most commonly found in which region?
Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
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What are the grapes required for Valpolicella DOC?
45-95% Corvina 5-30% Rondinella max 25% Molinara+Negrara+Oseleta (none more than 10%)
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What are the communes for the Classico zone for Valpolicella?
``` Fumane Negrar Marano Sant' Ambrogio San Pietro in Cariano ```
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What are the ageing requirements for Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG??
amarone - min 2 years from January 1st following the harvest riserva - min 4 years after Nov 1st following the harvest
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What is the minimum alcohol %for Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG? How about for Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG?
14 % abv 12% abv
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Which DOC is making reds using the same grapes as Valpolicella?
Bardolino DOC and Bardolino Superiore DOCG
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What is Bardolino Chiaretto?
Rose wine produced from same grapes as Bardolino DOC. (Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara etc.)
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Grapes for Soave DOC.
min 70% Garganega + Trebbiano di Soave + Chardonnay
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Where is Reciotto di Gambellara DOCG? Grapes and styles?
Veneto, Italy sweet still and sparkling from 100% dried Garganega grapes
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Can Soave Superiore DOCG be sparkling?
No.
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Where is Gambellara DOC? What is the main grape?
Veneto, Italy Min 80% Garganega + max 20% Pinot Bianco, Trebbiano di Soave, Chardonnay
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What are the ageing requirements for Soave Superiore DOCG?
min 1 year including 3 months in bottle riserva - min 2 years including 3 months in bottle
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Which of the Soave DOC/DOCG are allowed to produce spumante?
Soave DOC and Recioto di Soave DOCG
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Where is Breganze Torcolato DOC? Grapes and Style?
Veneto, Italy Sweet passito wines from 100% Vespaiolo
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What are the 2 DOCGs for Prosecco?
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG Asolo Prosecco DOCG
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Where is Lison DOCG? Grape and styles?
Veneto, Italy Whites from min 85% Tai (Friulano)
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Where is Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio DOCG? Grapes and styles?
Veneto, Italy White, spumante and passito from min 95% Moscato Giallo
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Where is Piave Malanotte DOCG? Grapes and styles?
Veneto, Italy Reds from min 70% Raboso Piave + max 30% Raboso Veronese
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Where is Ramandolo DOCG? Grapes and styles?
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Sweet passito from 100% Verduzzo Giallo
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Where is Colli Orientali del Friuli-Picolit DOCG? Grapes and styles?
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Sweet passito from min 85% Picolit
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What is the requirement for the Colli Orientali del Friuli-Picolit DOCG subzone called Cialla?
100% Picolit +1% abv Min 2 years ageing for Cialla Min 4 years ageing for Cialla Riserva
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What is a synonym for Friulano in Friuli?
Tai
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Where is Rosazzo DOCG? Grapes and styles?
Friuli-Venezia Giulia min 50% Tai (Friulano)+ 20-30% SB +20-30% Pinot Bianco and/or Chardonnay + max 10% Ribolla + max 5% other grapes
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What is the most planted red grape in Friuli?
Merlot
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Name 3 quality minded DOCs in Friuli.
Collio DOC Coli Orientali del Friuli DOC Grave del Friuli DOC
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What is the minimum alcohol percentage required for Barolo?
13%
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When did Barolo became a DOCG?
1980.
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When were the DOC and DOCG systems introduced?
1963.
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Which red grape is the most planted in Piedmont?
Barbera
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What are the sub-zones of Barbera d'Asti and what is the minimum alcohol required if a sub-zone is mentioned on the label?
1. Tinella 2. Colli Astiani (Astiano) min 13% abv
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What are the ageing requirements for Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG?
min 14 months from Nov 1st of the harvest year including min 6 months in oak.
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What are the ageing requirements for Nizza DOCG?
Rosso - min 18 months including min 6 months in oak from January 1st after the harvest Rosso Riserva - min 30 months including min 12 months in oak from January 1st after the harvest
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Which styles of wine does Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG allow?
Rosso (max pressure 2 bars) Rosso Spumante (Traditional or Charmat method) Rosso Passito (Passito style)
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What is the minimum RS for Brachetto d'Acqui Rosso Passito DOCG?
50 gr/liter
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What is the white grape in Chambave subzone of Valle d' Aosta?
100% Moscato Bianco.
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What is the minimum ageing on the lees for Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG?
NV - min 15 months Millesimato - min 24 months
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What are the subzones of Alto Adige DOC?
1. Colli di Bolzano 2. Meranese / Meranese di Collina 3. Santa Maddalena and Santa Maddalena Classico 4. Terlano and Terlano Classico 5. Valle Isarco 6. Valle Venosta
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What are the subzones of Trentino DOC?
1. Sorni 2. Isera 3. Ziresi 4. Castel Beseno
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Give two synonyms for Schiava.
Trollinger, Vernatsch.
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What is a "fruttai"?
The special lofts used for drying the grapes for Recioto and Amarone della Valpolicella.
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What are the two zones of production for Soave Superiore DOCG?
1. Classico Zone (2 communes: Soave and Monforte d'Alpone) 2. Colli Scaglieri (10 communes: Martino Buon Albergo, Mezzane di Sotto, Roncà, Montecchia di Crosara, San Giovanni Ilarione, Cazzano di Tramigna, Colognola ai Colli, Caldiero, Illasi, and Lavagno)
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What are the grapes allowed in the production or Prosecco Rose?
Glera and Pinot Noir
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In which DOC would you find the term Scelto commonly used and to what does it refer?
Lago di Caldaro/Kalterersee DOC, Trentino Alto-Adige. Scelto = Higher min. alcohol (Literally translated as selected)
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In which communes would you find the following crus? Lazzarito Bussia Le Rocche Bricco Rocche
Lazzarito – Serralunga d’Alba Bussia – Monforte d’Alba Le Rocche – La Morra Bricco Rocche – Castiglione Falletto
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How is Dolcetto otherwise known in Liguria?
Ormeasco
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What do Italy’s Rinaldini, USA’s Salinia and Georgia’s Pheasant’s Tears have in common?
They are all Orange wines.
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For Piedmont reds, name the best vintages and the challenging ones in the 90s.
1990, 1996 best 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995 the most challenging.
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How else is the unofficial region of Piedmont containing Gattinarra known in Italy? Which historical estate in Gattinara was acquired by Roberto Conterno in 2018?
Piemonte Alto. Nervi.
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Who is producing Vigna Garzon Amarone della Valpolicella.
Pieropan.
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Name the best and the most challenging vintages for the reds of Piedmont in the decade 2000 to 2010.
2001, 2006 and 2010 best. 2002 and 2003 the most challenging.
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What is Kretzer?
Rose made with Merlot, Lagrein or Pinot Noir from Trentino Alto Adige
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Where would you find Cantina Nervi?
Gattinara, Piedmont.
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Who is producing Le Colombare Recioto di Soave?
Pieropan
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Who is producing the wine called Rosso del Bepi and where?
Giuseppe Quintarelli, Veneto.
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Who is producing Vigna Seré Passito Rosso and where?
Dal Forno Romano, Veneto IGT. Corvina, Rondinella, Croatina, and Oseleta dried and then aged in new barrels for 36 months. A sweet wine only made in very select vintages.
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Who is producing Paleo Bianco and from which grapes?
Le Macchiole. Chardonnay and SB; 6 months in oak.
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Where would you find the monopole Cascina Francia? Who owns it?
Serralunga, Giacomo Conterno.
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What is a synonym for Pinot Grigio in the Nus sub-region of Val d’Aosta?
Malvoisie.
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Which Cru in Barbaresco is the largest?
Ovello. 78 hectares.
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Which Cru in Barbaresco is the smallest?
Rabaja-Bas. 2 hectares.
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Michet, Rosé and Lampià are all what?
Clones of Nebbiolo.
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What is the minimum alcohol and ageing requirements for Barbera d’Asti Superiore with subzone indication?
13%. 24 months from Oct 1st of the harvest year including 6 months in wood and 6 months in bottle.
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What is the minimum ageing on the lees for Erbaluce di Calusso DOCG Spumante?
Min 15 months.
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Where would you find Terre di Alfieri DOCG? What wines does it produce and from which grapes?
Piedmont, right next to Roero. Whites from Arneis and reds from Nebbiolo.
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Name the DOCGs of Emilia-Romagna.
Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto DOCG Albana di Romagna DOCG
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What is the grape in Ramandolo DOCG?
100% Verduzzo Friulano (Verduzzo Giallo)
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What is the residual sugar range allowed in Moscato di Scanzo DOCG and what is its minimum ageing requirement?
50 to 100 g/l min 2 years
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Which regions covers the delle Venezie DOC?
Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the Trento province of Trentino-Alto Adige.
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What are the terms used for Rosato and Rosso styles in Trentino-Alto Adige?
Kretzer and Rubino.
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What is the principal grape used in Friularo di Bagnoli DOCG ? In which region would you find the DOCG ?
Raboso Piave min 90%. Veneto.
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What is another name for Etschtaler DOC?
Valdadige
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In which commune are the following crus? a) Francia b) Pajore c) Monprivato d) Gallina e) Lazzarito f) Ginestra g) Albesani
a) Francia – Serralunga d’Alba b) Pajore – Treiso c) Monprivato – Castiglione Falletto d) Gallina – Neive e) Lazzarito – Serralunga d’Alba f) Ginestra – Monforte d'Alba g) Albesani – Barbaresco
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In what Italian wine region would you find the Enantio grape, formerly known as Lambrusco a Folglia Frastagliata?
Trentino
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What does the term Vigna signify in Barolo?
Single Vineyard wine 100% of grapes must come from named vineyard.
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Who owns the Monprivato Cru and in which commune is it located?
Giuseppe Mascarello, Castiglione Falletto
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From what grape would a Trentino Vin Santo be made?
Nosiola, min 85%
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Which sweet wine DOC would you associate with the producer Maculan and which is the grape used?
Torcolato Breganze, Vespaiolo
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What is the minimum alcohol and minimum aging for Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva, Ripasso and Ripasso Superiore?
Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva - 14%, 4 years Ripasso - 12.5%, 2 years Ripasso Superiore - 13%, 2 years
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Which subzone of Valpolicella is not part of the Classico zone?
Valpantena
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Name two sweet wine DOCGs from Friuli and their grapes.
Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit (Picolit) Ramandolo (Verduzzo Gialla)
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Carat, Bechar, Munjebel and Sassaia are all examples of _________ wines.
Orange
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Where would you find Colli di Bolzano DOC? What style of wines does it produce and from which grape/s?
Subzone of Alto Adige. Reds from Schiava
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In which region would you find the producer Roagna?
Piedmont. Barbaresco and Barolo.
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What is the grape of Emilia-Romagna DOC?
Pignoletto

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